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This year the BioBlitz is a two part event, with a Thursday Orientation 5/24 from 5:30—8:30 and Saturday 5/26 from first light to various end times depending on location.

As a recipient of the Mindful Birding award, the Friends are working to promote ethical birding guidelines and conservation during the BioBlitz event. We developed a code of ethics (pdf) that will be used throughout our birding surveys.

Birding BioBlitz Code of Ethics

1. The birds’ welfare is the highest priority, so please:

Bird quietly, walk slowly, drive cautiously

Respect the birds’ territory, do not approach too closely

Be extra cautious when in the vicinity of nests

Refrain from using audio playback

Do not imitate Northern Pygmy-Owl calls

Do not harass birds by flushing, shining spotlights, or pointing lasers

Refrain from using flash when photographing birds

2. Preservation of, and access to, habitat is important, so please:

Do not damage habitat (breaking branches, trampling vegetation)

Stay on established paths and roads

Respect private property; do not enter without express permission

Follow rules & regulations of public areas

Avoid aiming optics at people, residences, and businesses

3. We’re all in this together, so please:

Be courteous to others in your group; your actions affect their birding experience

Remember that the group leader is responsible for the behavior of the group

4. As you bird, we encourage you to be mindful of your impacts on birds and other people, mindful of safety, and mindful of your own birding experience. Thank you, and thank you for supporting bird conservation. The birds need it, and deserve it!

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Citizen scientists join experts in order to observe and catalog life in the Monument.

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